Home / 1,597,467,808.60-2,396,012,756.10-432,864,064.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 1,597,467,808.60, 2,396,012,756.10 and 432,864,064.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 1,597,467,808.60, 2,396,012,756.10 and 432,864,064.60 is: 649,244,895.49

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,597,467,808.60 : 2,396,012,756.10 = 432,864,064.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,597,467,808.60/2,396,012,756.10 = 432,864,064.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,597,467,808.60x = 2,396,012,756.10 × 432,864,064.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,597,467,808.60x = 1,037,147,820,438,894,464
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,037,147,820,438,894,464/1,597,467,808.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 649,244,895.49

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.